Bigger than Pele?

Freddy Adu is the face of US football, sorry, soccer, and the millionaire aged 14 is being used to sell the game to the masses

At one point in the conversation, Freddy Adu starts telling a story about shooting a Pepsi commercial with Pele the other week. “Like, Pele’s been my hero since I was a kid . . . ” He checks himself. “I mean I’m still a kid, but he’s still my hero.” He laughs as only a 14-year-old millionaire possibly could. He is on first-name terms with some of the biggest names in world sport, and his attitude towards his own burgeoning celebrity is already shaped by some pretty unique relationships.

“Well, I get regular e-mails from Michael Johnson and Roy Williams (a Dallas Cowboys linebacker) telling me how to cope with fame and stuff.”

There is no hint of name- dropping here. This is just his life. Goofing around on a set with Pele one minute, picking the brains of former Olympic champions and current National Football League stars the next. In the past few